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Glasgow$ though the last two were very stormy. There
were serious jingo disturbances at Loicoater
Edinburgh, Dundee, Gateshead, Sheffield and
I Glasgow,
Scarborough. At York, Liverpool# Leads and Burnley
the promoters of the meetings forctalled jingoier by
publicising the abandonment of the meotingc.
In all. the caaea of Jingoism there was an element
of prior organisation; this often crorgod an Conaervativc
planning. for instance at Leicester some tickets had been
forced and used by Jingoes and the chairman was not
slow to accuse the Conservative Party of this,
publicans and drink interest# in most cases synonymous
with Conservatism, wore frequently mentioned an
associated with jingoism, «* thin was partly a reflection
of the fact that the crowds were often said to be drunk,
(1)
The
At Glasgow on 6th March, Schreiner stated that the
local Conservatives had received wires from London
instructing them to foment a disturbance and they then
distributed free drinks and bought up corner boys for
(1) Lolcottor Daily Po t1 21®t February 190©0